Family’s desperate plea to bring Brianna Cronin home after deadly fall from Nusa Penida cliff to Kelingking Beach in Bali
The devastated family of a Queensland woman who died in a tragic fall in Bali is pleading for help to bring her home, as they honour the daughter and sister they describe as kind, loving and endlessly curious.
Brianna Lani Cronin, 29, fell from the Kelingking Beach cliffs on Nusa Penida island on September 12.
Footage provided to 7NEWS shows Brianna’s body being transported from Nusa Penida to Bali Mandara Hospital on Wednesday, September 16, four days after the fatal fall.
According to a forensic doctor at Bali Mandara Hospital, Brianna’s autopsy is scheduled for about 5pm on Thursday.
Her family has launched a GoFundMe campaign to cover the cost of returning her to Australia.
“Our kind, loving and beautiful daughter and sister, Brianna Lani Cronin, has passed away in Bali, and right now she is so far from the people who love her most.”
“The funds raised will cover the cost of her safe return from Bali to Australia so that we can hold her close, say goodbye properly, and lay her to rest surrounded by family and friends.”
The family said bringing Brianna home was their “first and most important goal”, describing the wait as an unbearable burden.
“Not having our girl home right now brings unbearable pain to our hearts, and every day of waiting is a weight we can barely carry,” they wrote.
Brianna was remembered by her family as a woman whose personality drew people in.
“If you knew Brianna, you know she lit up every room she walked into,” they wrote.
They described her as a “kindred spirit, quirky, bubbly and endlessly curious”, with a laugh that brought people together.
“She was a friend to everyone she met, a caring sister and a loving daughter and granddaughter.”
A heartfelt message posted under the GoFundMe by Joanne Saunders, whose daughter Aphra had become friends with Brianna while travelling, offered a glimpse of the impact she had on those around her.
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